1997 season · week 17
Polls
AP Top 25
25 ranked
- Big 125
- Big Ten5
- SEC5
- Other10
- 1–MichiganBig Ten12–0
- 2–NebraskaBig 1213–0
- 3–TennesseeSEC11–2
- 4–Florida StateACC11–1
- 5–UCLAPac-1010–2
- 6–FloridaSEC10–2
- 7–North CarolinaACC11–1
- 8–Washington StatePac-1010–2
- 9–Ohio StateBig Ten10–3
- 10–Kansas StateBig 1211–1
- 11▲1Penn StateBig Ten9–3
- 12▲1GeorgiaSEC10–2
- 13▼2AuburnSEC10–3
- 14▲1SyracuseBig East9–4
- 15▲1LSUSEC9–3
- 16▲1Arizona StatePac-109–3
- 17▲1PurdueBig Ten9–3
- 18▲2Colorado StateWestern Athletic11–2
- 19–MissouriBig 127–5
- 20▼6Texas A&MBig 129–4
- 21–WashingtonPac-108–4
- 22–Southern MissConference USA9–3
- 23–Air ForceWestern Athletic10–3
- 24–Oklahoma StateBig 128–4
- 25–Michigan StateBig Ten7–5